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(NO Model.)

J. GERNSEY.

SULKY PLOW. No. 247,630. Patented Sept. 27,1881.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN L. GERNSEY, OF MAPLE GROVE, MISSOURI.

\SULKY-PLOW;

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 247,630, dated September 27,

Application filed uly 11, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN L. GERNSEY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Maple Grove, in the county of Jasper and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sulky-Plows; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in sulky-plows; and it consists in the peculiarv construction and arrangement of parts, whereby a light, cheap, strong, and efficient sulkyplow is produced, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation with one wheel removed. Fig. 2 is a top-plan view. Fig. 3 is a detailed perspective view of the device for rocking the axle. Fig. 4 is a detail.

A represents the sulky-plow, of which a are the wheels, B the axle, (J the plow-beam, D the plow, E the draft-beam or main body of the frame, and F the tongue. The center of the axle is bent into the shape of a crank, as at b, the central portion, b, bearing under the plow-beam G. I

On the outside of the crank portion of the axle, near each end, are placed the bearingblocks 0 01. Upon the upper surface of the block d is placed one end of the vertical brace g, which connects it with the draw-beam E, and extending across the end of the brace g is the lower end of the slanting brace h, which extends to the under side of the beam E, near itsfront end, thus further strengthening the connection between the beam E and the axle.

Passing around the under side of the block 0, and extending up through the lower end of the brace h, is theloop or bail i, the ends of which are secured to the brace h by means of nuts.

In Fig. 3 is shown the means for rocking the axle without tilting the body of the sulky. Between or under the braces g and h is placed the heel f of the segment-plate e, which is provided with toothed projections. The main portion of the axle terminates at b, where its end is rigidly secured to the lever k, which extends up to within reach of the driver: The lower inside face of the lever It bears against the outer face of the segment-plate e, and is caused to engage with it by the usual draw-bolt, titting into the spaces between the teeth with which the plate is provided. To the lower end of the outer face of the lever It, as at n, is secured in any suitable manner the bent plate 1, which is bent into the shape shown in Fig. 4, and has secured between its ends m the outer separate portion of the axle b. By this construction it will be readily seen that the axle can be caused to rock without in any way tilting or affecting the body of the sulky, and as the plow-beam rests upon the crank portion of the bent axle B, by moving the lever the plow can be caused to go to any desired depth into the ground, or can be raised entirely above it when in transportation, as desired.

From the lower front end of the beam E depends the hanger 0, which is braced by means of the rod 19. To this hanger the front end of the plow-beam is pivoted by means of the loop 1", which passes around the bolt q, as shown in Fig. 1. To the front end of the beam E is pivoted the tongue F by means of the bolt 8, the rear end of the tongue being sustained by the bent portion of the lever t, which is pivoted to the beam'E at the rear end of the tongue, and is sustained in any desired position by means of the ordinary segment-plate, u, and bolt-catching devices. By means of this construction the body of the sulky can be tilted to any de sired angle independently of the tongue by moving the lever t, and as the front end of the plow-beam is pivoted to the hanger o, as before described, the plow can be caused to enter the ground at any desired angle, as will be readily understood.

Extending across the plow-beam, and rigidly secured thereto, means of which the driver, sitting in the seat a 11, can easily steady the motion of the plow.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The combination of the beam E, tongue ,Ioo

is the foot-rest w, by

F,pivoted thereto,lever t,hangero,plow-bean1 fastened together in any suitable manner, 0, braces g h, attached to the bent axle B by whereby the axle can be rocked or rotated, means of the bearing-blocks c d, and bolt or thereby raising or lowering the plow without I 5 loop 1 segment-plate having heelf andlever k, disturbing the sulky-frame substantially as 5 the said lever being rigidly secured to the axle, described.

whereby the axle may be caused to rock, sub- In testimony whereof I have atfixed my sigstantially as shown and described. nature in presence of two witnesses.

2. The axle B, made in two parts the two parts being connected to the lever k, in com- JOHN GERNSEY' 1o bination with the segment-plate e, having heel \Vitnesses: braces g and h, and bearing-blocks c d, the y W. S. TOWER,

heel f, braces g h, and bearing-blocks 0 cl being HENRY BOWMAN. 

